Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 larry.campbell@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


January 29, 2020


The Honorable John Barker, Chairperson
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Statehouse, Room 285-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Barker:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2477 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2477 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2477 would add General Election Day to the list of legal public holidays in statute.
The holiday would occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in even-numbered years in
November.
The Department of Administration estimates additional expenditures of $854,745 from all
funding sources if HB 2477 is enacted and General Election is designated a holiday for the
Executive Branch. The above estimate is based on actual costs of holiday premium pay for
Executive Branch agencies from the 2019 Veteran’s Day holiday. The estimate does not include
the state universities. The amount above represents the additional pay that was required to be paid
out to employees who were required to work the holiday and did not include any compensatory
time or holiday credit that employees may have occurred or banked for future use. The estimate
includes a 30.0 percent adjustment for fringe benefits. The agency also states that enactment of
the bill would require modification adjustments in SHARP and a change in an administrative
regulation, however, both tasks could be accomplished within existing resources.
The Secretary of State’s Office indicates several agency employees are involved in the
administration of elections and would be required to work on General Election Day. The agency
states that it could incur some salary expenses with those employees. Any fiscal effect associated
with HB 2477 is not reflected in The FY 2021 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Honorable John Barker, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2477

The Kansas Association of Counties states that while other government offices would be
closed, election offices and election officials would need to work and providing an additional day
off for those employees would need to be considered.


Sincerely,

Larry L. Campbell
Division of the Budget


cc: Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Jeff Scannell, Department of Administration
Trey Cocking, League of Municipalities
Jay Hall, Association of Counties


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 35-107